GOOOOOOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!!!

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morning, sweetness.

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so far, it is…..

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typo: meant to say

I had a relationship with someone that I met online. It started out real good but for various reasons which I am aware of, it ended.

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Morning People!
Got my Christmas lights up and they look awesome!!! Enjoyed my holiday, which makes this back to work thing painfulll….
Do you think people who are online dating have true intentions for a meaningful relationships for the most part? always wondered on that one, but i think its prob kinda 50/50…some who want real relationships and some who figure its a way for a semi-anonymous hookup, telling the difference, thats the trick….

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I think that with every guy you meet, they at first are focused on just getting in the cookie jar. If you allow them to take the time to get to know you, they aren’t as focused in getting in the cookie jar and they begin to see you as a person as long as you present yourself as a lady and not like a stripper
but for the most part; guys want the cookies

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Good Morning Everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I feel that you can meet a person online and find a meaningful relationship as it’s no different than meeting a person in the grocery store or anywhere else and like 2C said if it’s local. Of course, anyone can create a profile and say things that are enticing, however after having a few convos you can decipher the ones who are there for pure entertainment IMO. As you can tell I’ve tried online dating, however I haven’t had any success other than great conversation and like “I AM” I met someone and eventually the “real” person showed up but while the representative was enforced I enjoyed it so it equipped me for what to look out for if I decide to do it again.

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Morning I Am..how was your holiday?

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Good morning all!!

I had an awesome Thanksgiving weekend, in spite of the repairs I am now waiting to get done on my front car window! But hey, stuff happens!

On topic – I think meeting people online is really not much different than meeting them other places. You should go thru the same screening process you would with anyone else. I have made the mistake of meeting men thru introductions from friends/family and thinking I didn’t have to “screen” as much or be as diligent, thinking all that was “done” for me already! Big Mistake!

I now run across countless people who have met their now spouses online and they are very happy. They say the pool of quality people to meet there is bigger. Yes, there are some online that don’t have ideal intentions. But that’s the same for meeting in other forms as well.

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One thing that I’ve learned is to be leary about people online that seem to pressure you if you are interested in them without allowing a natural flow of attraction to take place.
For example: just because I read your detailed profile does not neccessarily mean I’m interested. If I like the profile, it means I’m attracted and if communication continues for a brief time online followed by a meet and greet then that will let me know whether or not I am interested.
I had one guy email me once and by the second email he was like, so are you interested. And because I had been away from my email and hadn’t checked it in a while, his 3rd email was I guess you’re not interested, have a good one.
I was like you;re first email barely allowed me enough time to get the gist of what you are like. I mean anyone can taylor a profile to attract someone to look at it, but you have to exchange a few emails, phone calls, meet and greets to really find out what someone is about.

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Random: Now I like tattoos, and I even have a couple but why someone would want to tattoo their face is beyond me

http://projects.accessatlanta.com/gallery/view/entertainment/tattoos-argentina/

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Welcome back errbody!!!

Online dating…hmm…one of my besties in Florida met her fiance on BPM.com and she’s happy. I’ve been in a do something out of the box frame of mind for some time now and on-line dating is one of the things I decided to try. Fast forward to finally meeting up at Vino Libro with me looking nice n cute and the dude showing wearing a faded t-shirt with blue jeans and some ratty worn out leather shoes…then he had the nerve to suggest going to the “likka sto” and back to his place. I left and never spoke to him again…well except for that one time he emailed me asking “Did I do something wrong?…b/c I get the impression you weren’t happy with our date”…needless to say he got promptly dissed and dismissed.

I’m not knocking on-line dating but I’m not sure if it’s for me…

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Hey good people!

i trust all have had a wonderful kick-off to the hoilday season.

most here already know i met s/o online. and clearly that is going very well. i played around on the bpm site for about three months before i ‘met’ him. i was there to have fun and find good convo. no intentions of meeting anyone AT ALL.

how did i spot the no-goodniks? they sent revealing photos, inappropriate messages or just pushed way too hard for a meetup before taking the time to know anything about me.

also, the ones that sent canned messages got scratched off the list no matter how impressive their profile.

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Morning, everybody! Hope you all had a great holiday weekend — I know I did (GO DAWGS! GO FALCONS!)

On topic: The internet is just like anyplace else. You can find psychopaths, players, married folk, etc., but you can also find the occasional catch. Of course, some of the tell-tale warning signs on-line are a bit different, perhaps, than when mingling in person, but they’re just as easy to spot if you know what to look for.

So, here’s a PSA for you. Signs that you might want to just skip over that profile:

1) If the profile picture was taken in a bathroom mirror (a.k.a. the “MySpace” shot), you might want to keep it moving.

2) If the profile contains less than 3 sentences, none of which are grammatically correct, you might want to keep it moving.

3) If the profile picture looks like it was taken in 1978… it was. And that chic/dude is now 30 years older and 50 pounds heavier.

More later…

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Swiss – I’m in love with my DAWGS all over again!LOL!!!!

Yeah, BULLDAWG NATION RULES THE STATE!!!!

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“…..Fast forward to finally meeting up at Vino Libro with me looking nice n cute and the dude showing wearing a faded t-shirt with blue jeans and some ratty worn out leather shoes………”

Ugh! I hate it when that happens. Seriously, could they at least put forth some effort to make a good impression and look nice on a date!?!?
I mean is that really hard for some people to do?

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See this is how it’s done. The folks been here to the house and fixed my window already and I am ready to go on to work! They said by 12, but they finished before 10!

These folks can trip all they want about immigration reform, but I don’t know what would get done without my latino friends!

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Speaking of the whole picture text…what’s with asking for someone you just met to send you a pic…I don’t even know too much about you, yet i’m about to send you a pic…uh…not happening cap’n. Let me find out if you’re someone I want to have a pic of first. Sheesh!

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“….1) If the profile picture was taken in a bathroom mirror (a.k.a. the “MySpace” shot), you might want to keep it moving…..”

Well how else are you supposed to know if the self portrait you are taking looks right? I mean sometimes, we want to take a recent pic and there is no one around to take it for us.
Now if the bathroom pic, looks like dude just got out the bathroom (shirt off, clothes off) yep, keep it moving.

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sweet pea: at your 9:49, I don’t understand what the rush is with folks these days but if he really wanted wanted to speed things along, he could have waited until you got off work and called you.
I tend to put guys I meet online in the low priority box if all they do is text.

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@Slim~your post about the pic I feel ya! I had ONE conversation with a guy and he text asking for a pic. I told him sorry, however I don’t text pics. It seems to be the norm now. I asked one guy why do you need my picture and I have recent pics posted on my profile, and his response was so I will know who is calling.

Yeah whatever….sounds like he is creating a directory of which I care not to be a part of so if storing my name is not good enough….G0OD RIDDANCE

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Another pic-related PSA:

If you’re going to “sext” someone, verify that the number he/she gave you is legit BEFORE sending the pic.

A buddy of mine got a bathroom mirror azz shot of this large woman and it was a wrong number (or so he claims).

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I’ve yet to hear of or see with my own eyes a longterm successful online dating/relationship work. I like my relationships and meetings up close and personal.

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A pet peeve of mine as far as online goes is when someone sends a message and all the words are typed in that ebonic lingo: gurl i seentch cho pic and ur a reeeel cutie. holla at me. here my num.

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Also when looking at profile pictures look in the background, are things messy and in disarray? Did the person take a picture of themselves? Those are red flags of a messy person or a person who has no friends and is maybe a narcissist. LOL

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@Sweet Pea – yeah sounds like he was building a roladex, so he could flip thru and decide who he was in teh mood for today…just dont get it, i’ll give you a pic if and when i feel like it, if you have to ask for one, good sign that we aint there yet lol
@i am – im with you, little people should be allowed to make noise, as long as its not that blood-curdling scream that makes you think they just fell down the stairs and broke something when they landed…

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Good morning everyone!

My Thanksgiving was wonderful, delicious food, hanging with some friends, lots of laughter and reminiscing on how we reeked havoc on Atlanta when we first arrived. Lots of laughing to the point we started crying. I couldn’t kiss the cook (since it was me) so I stood back and smiled at my table setting with all the delicious food on it!

I know a few people who have done online dating, are now happily married or are planning their wedding. Online dating works for some!

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“….Texting conversations are soooooo impersonal to me……”

Exactly! The only time I find it acceptable are when you are in situations where you can’t talk
Examples: Work, on crowded bus, or in my case home with Lil I am and it looks like it will be forever and a day before he lays down to go to sleep.

In instances like that, I will text but I will follow up with an actual phone call when I am free that very day.

Now if you are the type to text me and then within moments of me receving your text I call and get your voicemail without an immediate text explaining why (i.e: I’m at work can’t talk) you will get the side eye!

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“…..Legally separated people looking for a committed relationship – handle your legal business first please…..”

Can I get an amen?

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Purple — Mrs. Swiss & I met online. It happens. It’s just like anything else, though… results may vary…

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Morning,

Online dating is what you make of it. Like Rell stated, it’s a “tool” or venue that really doesn’t change the intent of those that would use it nefariously. The venue merely allows (used correctly) more time, space, and opportunity to determine those with bad intentions.

As for it “working out”, meh. Real life relationships don’t work out when you aren’t honest with your intended, honest with yourself, and honest about your intentions; how would a venue/tool change that statistic?

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The power of NO is alive with online dating….lol

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Pics that I cannot stand on dating sites:

half nekkid pics if you have tickets to the gun show then it’s only right I sneak a quick peek at least once, twice, or several times. But still! I won’t communicate with you
Pics with you throwing it up at the club with all of your homies
A pic of your car without you in it or near it
A pic of your house without you in it or near it
A pic of you scuba diving but I can’t see your face in any of your other pics and your other pics are of other people scuba diving or of the fish you are looking at. (yes, that has happened)
A pic with you and another chick that clearly shows she may not be a relative and if she were, you would still get the side eye for kissing cousins

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REll: 10:47 : serial dater

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@i am – The wounded battle cry yell – exactly. heres the crazy thing – i have to keep reminding mine not to use that battle cry just playing cause im gonna have a heart attack thinking they’ve been hit by a car. the one time one of em was really hurt (the boy fell of the trampoline and snapped his arm in two) thats when he starts hollering like just a kid playing! wasnt sure there was anything wrong till he gets to the back door yelling “i broke my arm! i broke my arm!” what kind of nonesense is that?

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@I AM…serial dater…ok I will give you that. I had fun and that is my PLAN for my life. I was recently divorced and jumping right into another relationship was not something I could do. A couple of fun dates was where my head was. Well life as a funny way of working out when you have a plan..at the end of my “cycle” I meet a young lady that stormed into my life unexpected…I decided that i no longer needed to date several women…so now I just date her

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@ Rell ~ that’s nice to hear! Good for you.

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Okay Rell: as long as you were honest with your actions then do you but I classify the behavior as serial dating.
I think it becomes a problem when you serial date but perpetuate the idea that you are looking for the one, long term, wanna get married, etc….

I had a guy in his profile talk about those very very things. His profile seemed very sincere and geniune but in person he is only after the cookies. I probably have annoyed the hell out of him because after two years of knowing him, no I will not give up my cookies.
We never really dated, maybe hung out like 3 times if that. I liked him but it was a turn off to find out he was not who he said he was.

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I’ve met some nutcases and no-go’s online in much the same way I’ve met those same types in other situations. It is what it is.

What used to irk me about online dating – folks that put *NO* effort into developing an online profile, but continually sending “flirts, pokes and other FREE messages.” Stop it!

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So have you all ever made an effort to break up with someone prior to the holidays on purpose? (to maybe avoid the family deal or gift buying)

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@ Rell ~ that’s nice to hear! Good for you.
ditto, Rell. that’s just sweetness!

yes, SC! along with the canned messages, those pokes and flirts are the epitome of effortless fishing. i once responded to a guy that was sending me waaaay too much of that stuff. told him exactly how unimpressed i was with his approach. would you believe he shamelessly admitted that he sees SO many profiles that interest him that he could not possibly take the time to personalize an introduction. smdh

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tarde peoples!!! Ugggghhh. Who knew burning 700-800 calories meant nothing if you turn around and eat like 3,000.

Hope everyone had an excellent Turkey Weekend. Nothing to add to topic. Just stopped in to holla and whine a little…sucking down water and protein shakes is NOT da biz.

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So have you all ever made an effort to break up with someone prior to the holidays on purpose? (to maybe avoid the family deal or gift buying)

In my 20s I had two relationships end right around the 15th of November. In addition to the holidays my birthday falls between Thanksgiving and Christmas so there is a lot of gift buying and quality time needed!!! LOL

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Once this dude got mad and sent me a message cursing me out. Two days later, he’d changed his user name (but used the same pics) and sent me another flirt.

This has happened to me too. Then it turns out we had a mutual friend on FB and he used to send me messages that way too. Lawd.

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I’ve never intentionally broke up with someone to surpass the holiday’s unattached.

As far as being cursed out when you reject someone, I believe is just childish. Just because you send a msg or a wink or a whatever, doesn’t mean i’m obligated to give you any further attn passed a thanks but not interested. That goes for live & in-person advances too. Don’t Hey baby you’re so beautiful one minute but when I say i’m already involved with someone, then change your tune to calling me everything but a child of God. It’s not a good look. lol

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@Leggs~You can go back and forth like this all day long and not accomplish a darn thing.

The flirts and winks don’t even get a response at all as it shows there is no effort. I figured that if I respond I would get cursed out because I wasn’t interested so I won’t entertain such. A friend of mine said that she would respond to every email to be polite, and my thought was why bother and you’re not interested. Here are other BEWARES:

NO PIC, NOT WITHIN YOUR AGE RANGE, SALARIES POSTED, LOOKING FOR A CASUAL RELATIONSHIP, PEN PAL… HILARIOUS!

It was recommended that I try out POF…well I did and deleted my profile and went with a paid one as there were too many sharks!! LOL

@Rell~the ones with a novel written shouts out desperation as any man or woman will become whomever you desire them to be for moment to get what they want. So with that being said, Just being yourself is what I have listed as your actions will reveal who you really are and of course, I allow you to talk about yourself while I LISTEN!

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@Rell ~ exactly! As Dionne Warwick would say “just a wishing and a hoping”…I don’t get it either!

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Never considered on-line dating….too many loonies out there.

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Raqi – How was T-day dinner? Was it too fancy?

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raqi, i’m taking little breaks between tasks at work to cyber shop. and i couldn’t help but gift myself an awesome bag on ideeli. shhhh!

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Slim — I used to contract in the IT department for the GA Dept of Corrections… You’d be amazed how many relationships develop between the prison staff and the inmates.

I have to say, though… I had to go to both of the big women’s prisons in the state & all I can say is real female prisoners look nothing like the ones from the p0rn movies, to my bitter disappointment… I’m pretty sure any one of those heifers could & would have f@#%ed me to death — and it would NOT have been a good way to go…

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hell, I could be talking to boo foo the rapist!!

You could be talking to Usher Raymond too. And either way they could be a rapist. Unless you saw him on America’s Most Wanted, how would you know?

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Swiss and ewwww.

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boo foo? relation to um foo foo?

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LOL czBrat I won’t tell anyone.

With all the shopping I did Friday and have done this morning I haven’t bought myself anything. I am have pretty much concentrating on getting my list done. Only a couple of more things and I will be done.

Most of the stuff I bought today is for people on my husband’s list. I had been asking him to give me his list but he took his time. Had I had it last week I could have bought some of it Friday.

It’s mostly gifts for his elderly relatives and we will be delivering those the week before Christmas. We are going to drive to VA, take a week and visit with his family. I want to have all the gifts here and wrapped by the 11th.

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Sorry it’s impolite to not comment on the topic.

I have never tried online dating. I have a friend that signed with several sites but never came across a keeper. I think she said she stopped when she met up with a guy that just so happened to be an ex of hers. He was going my his middle name and didn’t post a picture.

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it makes absolutely no sense to go to an online dating site and not post your pic

Exactly!! I was thinking the same thing with the winking, poking, etc. However, it was enough already when you receive them from 40+ year old guys….we are grown adults so grow up! It may be cute to some, however it is so not cool to me.

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Rock/kimmie – I had a friend post on his FB status on Thursday that he was invited to a dinner expecting soul food and not international Whole Foods.

His post later in the day, “It says something about your cooking abilities when NObody takes a to go plate.”

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“It says something about your cooking abilities when NObody takes a to go plate.”

YEP!! LMBO

Some of the dishes we had were pretty good but just not ‘holidayish’ as we know it to be. But come to think of it I don’t think my brother nor sister took anything back home with them. LOL I know we didn’t bring anything back. And we did not eat leftovers on Friday nor Saturday.

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There were 21 people there for breakfast and dinner. Since I did not help with dinner I cooked breakfast that morning. My dad’s wife granddaughter helped me.

We were up at 6am cooking eggs, grits, bacon, beef sausage links, pan sausage, hash brown, biscuits and waffles for 21 people. Breakfast was so big only the smaller kids and my dad really ate something for lunch that day.

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@ARed ~ for those willing to “date in the dark” will probably get their just desserts.

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@Slim (re:12:40)

She can legitimately claim “head of household” on her taxes.

And commissary might be a write off too….

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Leggs, I think your name was on that list Mase and I decided to table this year. LOL

Seriously though we scaled back on gifts this year. Instead of gifts for each and every niece and nephew I looked for family gifts. One gift per household where I could.

Just one of many cutbacks that I am doing.

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SexyCool, are you having dial-up flashbacks? LOL

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LOL @ Raqi…kicking rocks with lip stuck out walking down the street…PHOOEY!!!

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@SlimNU ~ couldn’t this fall under the category of some form of “brainwashing.” He’s hijacked the honeypot while behind bars and she’s going along with it. Sumtheeng ain’t right, Lucy!

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@Rell ~ “you just have to know your audience”

I have to agree with you there.

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If you’re going to *date in the dark*, you may as well date on a phone chat line.

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Leggs – Well he has done some helluva brainwashing job since he himself hasn’t dipped in the honeypot either.

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correction…”pass”

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BMC + bytch, moaned and cried!

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@SlimNU ~ why get married if you can’t have conjugal visits???? I know of know love that strong! More power to those that find it (LOL).

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Leggs —-> I call that a case of your brain thinking faster than your fingertips. Just file all that away in the “Case of the Monday’s File”

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BTW…the touché line is from a Katt Williams comedy concert.

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back from lunch

Raqi – I have been looking for a good butternut squash recipe. We went to SO’s uncle & aunts for dinner, like we have in the past, and then went to his brother’s house in Newnan to socialize with more of the family. His aunt can throw down. You name it, she had it and it was good. I kinda got overwhelmed with all the food so I didn’t take a to-go plate but I did leave with a sweet potato pie, which I ate a piece for breakfast with my coffee the next morning!

I made a caramel pound cake that I must admit was killer! The next day SO had his 3 nephews over with their SO’s. They are brothers and all in the military, so it is rare they are all together anymore. SO said they are the closest he has to younger brothers. The thing about eating out on Tday is you don’t have any leftovers. I like having at least a ham or turkey to make sandwhiches. So I baked a ham, got some of that Hawaiian bread and also made my special chicken chilli with toppings to go on it. They tore that food up – only thing we had left was about a 3rd of the ham. Glad they enjoyed it though!

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SexyCool, you are lucky. LOL The only thing my marido cares about peeling , cutting and chopping during the holidays when I am cooking is peeling himself out of his recliner away from the game to cut himself a piece of a cake before I can barely finish icing it. Then chopping me off when I try to tell him to get out of my kitchen if he is not going to help. Don’t care nothing about my BMC.

Holiday doings are just not his thing. I do the cooking, shopping, decorating, gift wrapping…you name it.

One year I BMC’d about him not helping my wrapped gifts until he finally got up to help. Then purposely wrapped the first one wrong.

And when we are planning for these things he says we are going to do. But what he really means in ‘Raqi’.

Like he wants to know if we are going to make a sour cream pound cake for Christmas? Yeah right. And he knows how to cook.

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@SlimNU ~ I’ve filed it!

@SexyC ~ ok, that “C” is better than mine. Cool!

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@ARed ~ for those willing to “date in the dark” will probably get their just desserts.

Leggs – So many folks lie about their pics in the first place that I don’t think it’s a big deal if a picture isn’t posted. In fact, I’d rather no pic at all, than one taken in 1990.

One’s main focus should be past the pic anyway. You won’t know what you really get til you meet up with em.

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Delight:

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Rell – I gotcha, no need to call reinforcement! LOL!

I ended up having thanksgiving dinner twice, once thanksgiving day and then when I got back to GA my grands here had everyone over for thanksgiving dinner again except we had ribs and pork loin instead of ham and turkey

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“….she met up with a guy that just so happened to be an ex of hers. He was going my his middle name and didn’t post a picture…..”

What are the odds of that happenin’? SMH

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I think I’ve shared the story how this NFL player hit me up on MySpace. He did it just as he was coming out of college and right before he moved here and signed with the team. Me being the skeptic that I am, I didn’t take him seriously…

That is…until I read about 6 year, 18 million contract and $5 million signing bonus with the Falcons a few months later. Damn.

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@SlimNU ~ that’s a strong possibility!

Ribs and pork loin…hmmmm, sounds good for next year. I didn’t have turkey this year. I did 4 cornish hens and a ham!

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Yall got me wanting to run to HoneyBaked and get a ham for dinner tonight. And maybe a cheesecake.

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So…Thursday evening, TheDude and I open the door of my apartment and my frickin’ neighbors are sitting in the breezeway with a dern turkey fryer.

ON THE FOURTH FLOOR BREEZEWAY?!?!?!? WHATDAHELL??!?!?!?!?

Praise white geezus that they didn’t burn the damn building down……and that my renter’s insurance is current.

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@Raqi ~ daggone it!!! Thanks for the reminder. Must get to Honeybaked to get a ham bone…great for homemade soup!

Note: SexyNU may be on to something!!!

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Leggs: 2:36, On a site where I am free to send an email, I will send one and only one flirt or whatever. If I get no response I keep it moving.
If I discover that I have to pay to send the email, I just delete my profile and keep it moving.

One of the reasons why I haven’t signed up on a dating site is because I have not found one with odds in my favor.
I just don’t like tacos (Eharmony and Match have more women than men. The odds are like 60% female which is still to high for me)
I go to http://www.giveyourhandabreak.com to find out which sites have more men then women.
BPM is a good site but also, women out number men there.
The site that I am which I will not name has more men than women.

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$84 dollars for one 6 lb. ham and a cheesecake!! Oh hell to naw. I’ll be better off going to Publix and see if they have a spiral cut ham and cook it myself.

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I feel ya’, Rock. And I really think it was more about pacifying me than actually wanting to help.

You see, last year, he went and hung out with “the boys” the night before and left me to do all the cooking. Wednesday night, he came in and performed some quite helpful tasks, along with complaining/teasing noises BEFORE he went to hang out with “the boys”.

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Raqi – I didn’t fool with expensive-behind Honeybaked this time. Did just what you said above, I got a spiral-sliced from Kroger the day after T-day for $16 and baked it myself. The most expensive one I saw they had was $24 and it was huge.

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he went and hung out with “the boys”

Girl, I got just a little mad for you for a second. LOL

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Kimmie, I don’t remember them being that much. Probably because most times I have had one it was a gift from someone or bought with a gift card. $16 is about right with what I am willing to pay.

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Leggs – SexyNu had me sitting here looking like a dog does when it sees its owner doing the horizontal tango. lololol I hope we don’t have to induce an intervention to Stay away from the keyboard. ha ha ha

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Raqi – Oh yeah, they are ridiculous. SO took a small one to his kid’s fall feast event a few months ago and even a small one was $30.

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@sc…yousa nut with your uncle ruckus reference…praise white jesus….lol

@Iam…odds are always in your favor…no matter the site…but if you want to meet some folks..start hitting the bars after work..or go out during the week…like between now and thursday…the weekend brings out a different breed of folks..lol…I meet the most interesting people during the week..or during some special sporting event…playoffs, superbowl. etc

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My coworker said she knew someone who tried to fry a turkey one year and failed to let it thaw out. The thing basically almost exploded and caught the side of the house on fire because trying to fry a frozen turkey is like throwing a bucket of water into a hot pot of grease. DOH!

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Yes, those hams are crazy. SO took one to his kid’s fall feast at their school a few weeks ago and a small one was $30.

I have made sweet potato biscuits a few times in the past. I got a great recipe from this very newspaper. I have not done them in awhile, but I remember them being pretty easy, like any other biscuits. I sprinkled a little cinnamon on top of them. Now you have me planning to go dig out that recipe!

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Slim, My mom taught me to always cook your turkey when it’s room temperature. I cold core can make for a bad experience. I cook most of my proteins when room temp.

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I had duck and turkey with a hen stuffed inside of it….it was so good

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i’ll admit it, im scared of fried turkey….seems like thered be no good way to drain it….got this image of eating a ton of fat with it….ewwww….

turducken!!! never tried that, heard good things tho….

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Rell – Sounds like a Turducken. My SO’s brother made one. It was a turkey with a duck and a chicken stuffed in it, with a different kind of dressing in between each layer.

It was very good and the first time I’ve tasted it.

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@blue ~ that’s the NY in you. Fried turkey is delicious and so very tender! You can inject with a variety of spices….

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I just found a good deal on the subwoofer and speakers that I am getting my son for Christmas at Amazon.com. I hope he takes them to his father’s house. LOL

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the duck was seperated…seasoned with the island flair to it..my friends wife is from haiti..so it was spice different..soo good..the turkery and hen were together…awesome..I tasted turducken before this was it – I also enjoyed a big bag of crab flavored utz chips afterwards…oopps thats coming soon )

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Raqi – You are right about duck being fatty. You have to know what you are doing. I’m not a fan of it, but my grandmother makes the best duck and dressing ever! I normally won’t touch it, but I’ll eat hers.

The turducken was tasty, but that’s all I had, just a taste so I could say I’ve had it.

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@Leggs – i guess, just seems like turkey should go in the oven and be done with it….maybe i’ll get past my fryer fear one day and try it….nobody in my circle fries them tho….

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@blue ~ once you go “fried,” you’ll never go back to “oven.” I couldn’t make that rhyme at all…

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kimmie, I agree you have to know how to cook duck. I have had quail and pheasant before and they both tasted very gamey…wild. Sorta like deer can taste kinda off sometimes. I don’t know if the two persons that cooked the birds didn’t know the proper way but that one time trying them was enough for me.

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Random: I am on here looking at QVC online deals for sterling silver jewerly.
And though I admit, they have some pretty good ones….who am I kidding?
I am broke!

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For those of you with teenagers or buying gifts for teenagers, Aerospostle has 50%-70% off this Cyber Monday only!!!

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Bilal – Little ones…song for the parents…good stuff

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@Iam ~ it may be. I’m just not opening anything with that title using work computer…

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Since you mentioned QVC, did anyone else see The Apprentice Thursday?

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blue – It’s almost like a fried chicken with no batter or flour. The inside of the turkey is moist and tender and the skin is crispy, not greasy at all.

Raqi – I HATE anything gamey and greasy plus gamey is awful. I have a good friend that’s Jamaican and her cousin’s goat was the only goat I’ve had that was not gamey. In fact, I thought it was beef stew, it was great. I won’t touch goat other than her’s though.

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Raqi – I saw it. I watched it Friday night, as usual, on on Demand.

I forgot to ask, did you see it two episodes ago, when Trump fired the indian dude on the spot? He tried to cheat on one of the tasks by having a friend meet him with some money when they had that Pedicab task! Then he lied when Trump asked him about it. Trump had the incriminating texts and everything, but he still tried to lie his way out of it!!

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did anyone else see The Apprentice Thursday?

I watched it off DVR over the weekend. I’m hooked.

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REll: I did a lunch date once it went okay. Met him again at the end of the week and it went not so okay. On to the next.
I meant someone else whom I am not sure if I want to meet. He seems like a nice guy except for the annoying trait of talking over someone.
Since he knows it’s hard to meet during the week, he asked if I would be open to a lunch date. I am open to the idea, just not sure with him.

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“…How come these loser signals aren’t apparent back when folks were dating these deadbeats. Goodness. Who quits their job in this economy….”

Because when I first dated him, I wasn’t trying to settle down and I could care less what he did. He always had money, he always made sure i was taken care off.
My thoughts changed when I decided I wanted more.
Hence, that is why we are not together anymore.
Not everyone is a stellar dater like yourself. We make mistakes and we learn from them. I am very grateful for the experience because I don’t ever have to repeat it again and I have beautiful son whom I love dearly.

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Yeah kimmie I saw that. But I see that he is going to be back to help in the last challenge. I think it is unfair to have him back instead of one of the others.

And you know I was feeling kinda bad for Liza but after last week I see she really is almost a weak as the others says she is. I am glad she won despite the fact it was obvious that the guys over priced their merchandise. Had they lost she would have been fired for sure.

I agree though with her comment about the demographics of the audience but I don’t think I would said that out loud. LOL

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Amazon, I have my husband hooked. When we were riding up the highway Tuesday he was talking about wanting to get a hotel for us to stay overnight in time to see the Apprentice. I had to remind him it comes on Thursday. Since we hardly ever actually watch it on Thursdays he was not sure what day airs. LOL

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Care to explain that one?

Many times people, men in particular believe the words single mother comes with desperate and limited options and more often than not, will encrouch on that like buzzard to buzzard meat or the perceived vunerability thereof. Keep your priorities aligned and without so much as thinking twice about it, if it causes anything other than peace and harmony, quickly dismiss.

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Raqi – See that is so not right, bringing that dude back. I love the show, but some of the things Trump does is not right. He’s a bit of a “good ole boy” type, so the men can really do nothing wrong.

How much do you want to bet Brandi wins? He remarked before that she is beautiful and he loves women. If he doesn’t go the “dudes stick together” route with Clint, he’ll go the pretty chick route with Brandi.

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I agree though with her comment about the demographics of the audience but I don’t think I would said that out loud. LOL

I can’t belive she said it…then said it AGAIN to Mr. Trump! I would have just said Brandy needed something to do while I directed. LOL

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Although I lost a bet to my husband I am glad Stuart got fired. He was riding on Clint’s intelligence the whole time. Clint has way more experience and much smarter that Stuart.

The comment that Trump made to Clint about his wife not having to sell her purses on eBay much longer is a hint that Clint has already won. I don’t know if too many other’s caught the comment from Trump.

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kimmie, Brandi hasn’t really showed any strength. She is a good tv personality but hasn’t really contributed anything to the winning of the challenges.

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Raqi – Yeah Stuart had that “priviledged brat” thing going. I was so ready for him to go. Don’t sleep on Clint just because of the accent!

I heard the eBay comment, but didn’t really think about it. You’re right, Clint has won.

It’s okay, he’s done well.

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The comment that Trump made to Clint about his wife not having to sell her purses on eBay much longer is a hint that Clint has already won

I caught it. The could have edited it out but they didn’t. So I didn’t think anything of it other than you get a whole lot of opportunities after watching reality TV.

I can’t believe Stephanie is a spokesperson for the Trump organization now! She won’t have to sell purses on ebay either now and she didn’t win.

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Clint has to win because I don’t think he likes Liza or Brandy.

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Stuart was mimicing Clint and “priviledged brat”

The very reasons I am glad he is gone. Clint pays attention to details while Stuart thinks just because he fits in well in NewYork he has what it takes.

Like Trump stated NewYork is not the only place he does business.

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@I am…cool, I understand – I dont understand dudes that BMC when they have to tend to there child – so i understand that frustration. The over talking syndrome is unattractive , that speaks to a deep rooted shelfishness..so going forward just know there is no winning with folks that have not mastered the art of the inner voice or wonder what the other person is about. Well amoungst the wolves out here – single parent female usually signal..desperation..easy lay…or they knock you down a couple of pegs due to potential drama..example – you looking for a daddy type…you need help with bills…you on the rebound once again..etc etc..so they come at you on the FWB tip from jump sometimes..not all the time…it just depends on who you are dealing with…I personally dont think that way..but i know some folks that do. Yes no one is perfect in this life…but at least your in the game and you trying to get it right…and your honest about who you are…I say keep doing you..even if my current relationship fails..i have learned so much more about myself that i can get up and try again without feeling all down or crazy like before..so i say your future is bright..keep smiling and winning

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Fiona – I think Dan got his posters confused. Don’t mind him. You said nothing about defensiveness, but look who was quick to put on his cape.

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Ok Fiona: but I haven’t had the experience of feeling like someone I met online was trying to take advantage.
Most of them time, they have too many red flags glaring at me to continue.
It’s amazing how much you can learn on the first (which incidently becomes the last date) date which is so different from what you learned from communicating online.

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single parent female usually signal..desperation..easy lay…or they knock you down a couple of pegs due to potential drama..example – you looking for a daddy type…you need help with bills…you on the rebound once again..etc etc..so they come at you on the FWB tip from jump

Cosign. Cosign Fiona too……similiar points made.

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One of my friends is a new mom and got insulted by some guy who tried to hit on her.

Now seeing the feedback on single moms and how they are perceived, I can see why.

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Dan – Why are you picking on Fiona when like 5 other people agreed with her assesment?

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Dan?

We never saw predators?

We as in urself and mom?

she was smart to shield u from them,dontuthink?

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Amred – I can’t believe that either. I cannot stand Stephanie.

Honestly, I think Trump likes Clint and Stephanie best. That would have been his finalist if he had a choice. There is no way Stephanie should already be working for the Trump organization already.

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We never saw predators?

she was smart to shield u from them,dontuthink?

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@Melo

No, I had an older brother.

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“Only one good strike will do,remember?”

No doubt, but how many times are you willing to come up to bat and keep striking out. No doubt you’ll find the skank that will mount you in a heartbeat. We’re not talking about those!!!

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I can’t really comment on the single mother experience, but all this just goes to show the trouble that is caused when you make ASSUMPTIONS about anybody. And the trouble caused on this blog when you don’t add the disclaimers such as “some”, “IMHO”, “it’s been my experience”, “JMO”, etc.

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It goes for everyone that would have that line of thought – period

Well Dan, I hope you pay better attention in the future, because people where simply acknowledging that there ARE predators our there, and not that they particularly subscribe to such a theory. Even other single moms can attest to that mindset being out there, but that you don’t have to fall for the okey doke. Fiona mentioned being discerning which is good advice.

So chill out.

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“….one tip for u baby,when u land a single guy with no kids,never use the warm towel on him…..”

I’m not so sure I understand what you mean.

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Dan – You’re silly to think foolishness hits a woman’s doorstep because of something or somewhere she lacks. I’m a single mother and I’ve been stepped to by lame dudes myself and not a frigid chance in Hades was anything gonna happen. And just like you, my kid will probably testify the same when she’s older…she didn’t see bullcrap during her years of growing. Just because I can sheild her from it doesn’t negate the fact that some folks will try. You are very shallow and narrow minded in your thinking. I guess everything that’s ever breezed your way was all good huh?

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Thanks Rell :4:31.
I’ll keep pressing on….
I’m taking a date from the dating world. I had a date on Saturday that was horrible. And no, I didn’t meet him online.

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@Kimmie

But that’s in real life too.

You wouldn’t say all Jews, based on your one experience. Blacks, whites, either.

But people get to poo-poo”ing” males and females based on the same singular experiences.

We’ve done it to “good brother that don’t get no play” too

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@Celsia

I’m not. What approaches and what you accept in your lives are different.

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You Attract Who You Are, Not What You Want!

Be careful out there! Good night.

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What approaches and what you accept in your lives are different.

And just cause mama kept you shielded (which is what us mamas do) from things that would adversely affect you doesn’t mean she was and approached. And just because she might have been approached doesn’t mean she lacked somewhere. You got predators all day long everywhere in this world. The only time you should be looking silly is if one gets you. Matter fact, I have kudos for us women that fight bs like a plague.

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End of day riddle:

Single moms know how to [verb] WELL.

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Matter fact, I have kudos for us women that fight bs like a plague.

Ya ya! (the sisterhood cheer )

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now that i realize i only have one more hour here i think my brain is finally starting to focus lmao!! anyone left in here??

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Has the crowd peeled out yet??? Watching and reading yeilds strong insight!!!

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lol, alrighty then, nite ARed!!

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Ared…Miss you dear!!!

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Simple Man!!!
melo – basements under renovation
Leggs – so how was the vacation?

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@blue ~ relaxing and much needed!

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oh by the way Leggs (you still here) got my dates mixed up:

Santa Pubcrawl (over by Opera) is 12/11 and Santacon (over in L5P) is 12/18. i think we’re supposed to be hitting both, so grab an elf suit and come on out!!

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Ared….I gotta get this paper girl…Preoing for a high maintenance Chick so I need to be ready!!! LOL…Like melo said… The 650 is outside ( the top is up today, but thats ok)…. Come on down !!!!

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doesnt seem to be any pics Simple Man, just that weird outline thing they were talking about earlier….

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